Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-01

| the Senate refused to make it part of
the bill. The bill passed,
The Senate adjourned until 10 O'Clock
Friday morning.
THE HOUSE.
Mr. Utiger introduced 8 bill to validate
original patents to lands in Ireer county.
Mr.. Cone introduced a bill to repeal the
drummers' tax
House bill fixing pay of county COM
mtssioners ct St per day during the term
of court passed, with an amendment al
lowing county judges the same pay.
| House bill amending the law as to fees
of sheriffs and constables, and extending
its provisions, passed with some minor
amendments.
Report of the free conference commit
tee on the educational bill was adopted.
The report recommends among other
features that the counties contribute an
amount equal to one-third of the amount
of the school fund for building school
! houses.
A message from the Governor trans
mitted his veto of House bill No. 1870,
amending article 43l of the Code OF Pro-
ceduTe relative to attachments. The Gov
error contends that such powers should
| be confined to the courts.
Senate bill requiring liquor dealing and
saloon licenses to be kept posted in the
! place of business passed.
! Senate DILL amending the law so that q
| bond for double the amount of the value of
! property attached Will suffice for all suits
! by attachment against the same property
passed.
House bill regulating dealing in petro-
leum and other Illuminating oils was
slightly amended and passed.
House bill requiring fire guards on rail
roads from August l to November Is,
to prevent prairie fires and destruction of
crops along railroads, passed with minor
amendments.
Senate bill making both plaintiffs and
defendants responsible for sheriff's and
COnstab le's fees in civil cases passed.
Senate bill amending the law regulating
assessments Of cattle and other stock in
pastures on county lines was called up by
Mr.. Staples and passed.
Senate bill regulating shipments of
freights on railroads was ordered printed
and made special order for Friday.
House bill amending the law as to
gUardiSn's bonds so as to make the bond
double the amount of personal property
and annual revenue of the estate was
pending when the House adjourned for
afternoon session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon session of the House
the bill to am md the law as to bond re-
CURED of guardians was defeated.
Senate bill No. lis, requiring railroads
to furnish equal facilities to express
companies, passed.
Senate bill amending the law prohibit
ing consolidation of railroads operating
in this state so as to allow them to make
running arrang- ments with outside roads
and lease or purchase such roads, was
under consideration.
A call of the house was demanded.
The bill was subsequen tly defeated.
Senate joint resolution, amending the
constitution and increasing the number
OF judges of the Supreme court to seven
members, was considered.
An amendment was adopted allowing
cities of over 10000 inhabitants to add
$4,000 to the salary OF district Judge.
Also an amendment fix ng the term of
court from the first Monday in September |
to the last Saturday in June.
Also an amendment that the LegIsla- |
ture shall provide for the election of dis |
triCJ and county attorneys and such other |
OIhSoIS SS may NC necessary, utHHe lnelF /
duties and fix their compensation, and |
that district and county attorneys who /
shall be in office when the constitutional |
amendment goes into effect shall hold |
over until their terms expire.
Mr.. Bell OF Cooke offered an amend |
ment limiting the compensation of dis !
triCt attorneys from $500 to $4,000, in |
Guiding salary and fees.
MeSsrS Wilson and Zone GnOka aOainct
the bill. The latter had read a cOmmuni-
cation from the suffering people in Atlas
COsa county as the argument that the Leg
islature should go slow on salaries.
Mr.. Bells amendment was lost and the
bill passed 10 its third reading
The House adjourned until Friday.